Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A computer-based system for matching, comprising: a matching server system, operatively coupled to a public network, having a database that stores user profile data for a plurality of users, wherein the user profile data comprises user information, user attributes, user preference data, and user multimedia data, wherein the user multimedia data comprises multimedia objects associated with matching themes including at least six themes selected from the group consisting of personality, perfect day, passions, work, values, mind, wellness, art, community, sports, childhood, home, ideal partner, past/future, sexuality, and relationship, and wherein the matching server system is configured to provide user matches to a searching user based on the matching themes by: providing to the searching user the matching themes that may be relevant to the searching user to identify one or more matches from the users, responding to a selected theme, the selected theme comprising the searching user's selection of at least one of the matching themes, by identifying from the database matches, where the matches comprise a plurality of users having a multimedia response for the selected theme, filtering matches by comparing the searching user's preference data, attributes or information with the preference data, attributes or information for matches and selecting filtered matches based on compatibility of the searching user's preference data, attributes or information and matches' preference data, attributes or information, providing filtered matches to the searching user by providing the multimedia response of at least one of the filtered matches to the searching user, responding to the searching user's selection of a filtered match by providing the full multimedia collage profile of the selected filtered match to the user, providing to the user the option with any of selected filtered matches of: requesting a connection/chat with any of the filtered matches, saving any of the selected filtered matches, blocking any of the selected filtered matches, giving a thumbs up or like to the filtered match's multimedia response or providing a comment on a selected filtered match's multimedia response for the selected theme.
2. The computer-based system for matching of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the matching themes comprises an event to facilitate an in-person meeting between a searching user and a match, wherein the searching user's selection of at least one of the matching themes comprises selecting the event based on the searching user's interest in the event, wherein the filtering matches further comprises filtering based on the matches' interest in the event.
3. The computer-based system for matching of claim 1 , wherein the user multimedia data further comprises geographic shapes.
4. The computer-based system for matching of claim 1 , wherein the user multimedia data further comprises a user application multimedia collage.
5. The computer-based system for matching of claim 1 , wherein the comment provides an indication of the searching user's preference for a selected filtered match's multimedia response, wherein providing a comment comprises whether the user likes or does not like a selected filtered match's multimedia response or selecting one of a plurality of preselected indictors indicating a user's preference for a selected filtered match's multimedia response, or providing a comment about the selected filtered match's multimedia response.
6. The computer-based system for matching of claim 1 , wherein providing filtered matches to the searching user further comprises assigning a plurality of the matches a numerical ranking match number based on the compatibility of the searching user's preference data and matches' preference data, and providing filtered matches based on the numerical ranking match number.
7. The computer-based system for matching of claim 1 , further comprising notifying a match of a requested connection and providing access to a portion of the searching user's profile data, and allowing communication between the match and the selected user if the match requests connection with the searching user.
8. The computer-based system for matching of claim 1 , wherein a searching user can communicate with a match if the match has requested connection with the searching user.
9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to: provide a database that stores user profile data for a plurality of users, wherein the user profile data comprises user information, user attributes, user preference data, and user multimedia data, wherein the user multimedia data comprises multimedia objects associated with matching themes including at least six themes selected from the group consisting of personality, perfect day, passions, work, values, mind, wellness, art, community, sports, childhood, home, ideal partner, past/future, sexuality, and relationship, and wherein the matching server system is configured to provide user matches to a searching user based on the matching themes by: providing to the searching user the matching themes that may be relevant to the searching user to identify one or more matches from the users, responding to a selected theme, the selected theme comprising the searching user's selection of at least one of the matching themes, by identifying from the database matches, where the matches comprise a plurality of users having a multimedia response for the selected theme, filtering matches by comparing the searching user's preference data, attributes or information with the preference data, attributes or information for matches and selecting filtered matches based on compatibility of the searching user's preference data, attributes or information and matches' preference data, attributes or information, providing filtered matches to the searching user by providing the multimedia response of at least one of the filtered matches to the searching user, responding to the searching user's selection of a filtered match by providing the full multimedia collage profile of the selected filtered match to the user, providing to the user the option of one or more: requesting a connection/chat with any of selected filtered matches, saving any of the selected filtered matches, blocking any of the selected filtered matches, giving a thumbs up or like to the filtered match's multimedia response or providing a comment on a selected filter match's multimedia response for the selected theme.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the matching themes comprises an event to facilitate an in-person meeting between a searching user and a match, wherein the searching user's selection of at least one of the matching themes comprises selecting the event based on the searching user's interest in the event, wherein the filtering matches further comprises filtering based on the matches' interest in the event.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the user multimedia data further comprises geographic shapes.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the user multimedia data further comprises a user application multimedia collage.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the comment provides an indication of the searching user's preference for a selected filtered match's multimedia response, wherein providing a comment comprises whether the user likes or does not like a selected filtered match's multimedia response or selecting one of a plurality of preselected indictors indicating a user's preference for a selected filtered match's multimedia response, or providing a comment about the selected filtered match's multimedia response.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , the providing filtered matches to the searching user further comprises assigning a plurality of the matches a numerical ranking match number based on based on the compatibility of the searching user's preference data and matches' preference data, and providing filtered matches based on the numerical ranking match number.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , further comprising notifying a match of a requested connection and providing access to a portion of the searching user's profile data, and allowing communication between the match and the selected user if the match requests connection with the searching user.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein a searching user can communicate with a match if the match has requested connection with the searching user.
17. A computer-based system for matching, comprising: a matching server system, operatively coupled to a public network, having a database that stores listing profile data for a plurality of listings, wherein the listing profile data comprises listing information, listing attributes, and listing multimedia data, wherein the listing multimedia data comprises multimedia objects associated with matching themes including at least six themes selected from the group consisting of personality, perfect day, passions, work, values, mind, wellness, art, community, sports, childhood, home, ideal partner, past/future, sexuality, and relationship, and wherein the matching server system is configured to provide user matches to a searching user based on the matching themes by: providing to the searching user the matching themes that may be relevant to the searching user to identify one or more matches from the listings, responding to a selected theme, the selected theme comprising the searching user's selection of at least one of the matching themes, by identifying from the database matches, where the matches comprise a plurality of users having a multimedia response for the selected theme, filtering matches by comparing the searching user's preference data, attributes or information with the attributes or information for matches and selecting filtered matches based on compatibility of the searching user's preference data attributes or information and the matches' attributes or information, providing filtered matches to the searching user by providing the multimedia response of at least one of the filtered matches to the searching user, responding to the searching user's selection of a filtered match by providing the full multimedia collage profile of the selected filtered match to the user, providing to the user the option of one or more of: requesting a connection/chat with any of selected filtered matches, saving any of the selected filtered matches, blocking any of the selected filtered matches, giving a thumbs up or like to the filtered match's multimedia response or providing a comment on a selected filter match's multimedia response for the selected theme.
18. The computer-based system for matching of claim 17 , wherein the listing multimedia data further comprises geographic shapes.
19. The computer-based system for matching of claim 17 , wherein the listing multimedia data further comprises a listing application multimedia collage.
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September 21, 2021
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